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Re: Redeploying most of 127/8, 0/8, 240/4 and *.0 as unicast
From: Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:35:12 -0800
On Nov 19, 2021, at 11:46 , John Gilmore <gnu () toad com> wrote: Joe Maimon <jmaimon () jmaimon com> wrote:And all thats needed to be done is to drop this ridiculous .0 for broadcast compatibility from standards.....why is this even controversial?Not to put words in his mouth, but that's how original BSD maintainer Mike Karels seemed to feel when we raised this issue for FreeBSD. He was like, what? We're wasting an address per subnet for 4.2BSD compatability? Since 1986? Let's fix that. John
Don’t get me started on BSD vs. IETF Standards… The whole stupidity around VRRP and CARP still irritates me, so I don’t think holding up the BSD attitude towards network standards is helping your case any. Owen
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- Re: multihoming, (continued)
- Re: multihoming Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 27)
- Re: multihoming Masataka Ohta via NANOG (Nov 24)
- Re: is ipv6 fast, was silly Redeploying Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 21)
- Re: Redeploying most of 127/8, 0/8, 240/4 and *.0 as unicast Eliot Lear (Nov 21)
- Re: Redeploying most of 127/8, 0/8, 240/4 and *.0 as unicast Lincoln Dale (Nov 22)
- Re: WKBI #586, Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Dave Taht (Nov 18)
- Re: WKBI #586, Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 18)
- Re: WKBI #586, Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 19)
- Re: WKBI #586, Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 19)
- Re: Redeploying most of 127/8, 0/8, 240/4 and *.0 as unicast John Gilmore (Nov 19)
- Re: Redeploying most of 127/8, 0/8, 240/4 and *.0 as unicast Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 20)
- Re: WKBI #586, Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 19)
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- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Mark Andrews (Nov 17)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 17)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public William Herrin (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 20)